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Will Rahul Gandhi’s ‘master stroke’ work in

uniting Congress and challenging BJP?

Congress launched the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ on Wednesday in which Rahul Gandhi started the 3,570 km
journey lasting about 150 days from Kanyakumari to Kashmir

OUR BUREAU The five-month Yatra is scheduled to
cover a distance of 3,500 kilometers
Kanyakumari/Chennai
and more than 12 states. The Padya-
he Congress party kickstart- tra (march) will cover a distance of 25
ed its Bharat Jodo Yatra on km every day.
TWednesday in Kanyakumari. The Yatra will include Padaya-
Leading the yatra, Congress leader tras, rallies, and public meetings
Rahul Gandhi slammed the Bhartiya which will be attended by the senior
Janata Party and said that the oppo- Congress leaders including Sonia
sition was not scared of the BJP. His Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
remarks came while addressing the The Congress suffered a debacle
rally on its inaugural day in the eve- in the assembly polls held earlier this
ning hours. “They (BJP) think they year and the Yatra is seen as an at-
can frighten the opposition using tempt to rally the party rank and file
CBI, ED and IT. The problem is they for the upcoming electoral battles.
don’t understand Indian people. In- On Thursday, Rahul Gandhi along
dian people don’t get scared. Not a with senior party leaders began the
single opposition leader is going to be second day of the party’s Bharat Jodo
scared of the BJP,” said Congress MP Yatra from Agasteeswaram town. Se-
Rahul Gandhi. nior leaders including party MPs KC
He further highlighted the im- Venugopal, P Chidambaram, Chhat-
portance of the Indian tricolor and tisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Ba-
called out the BJP for allegedly treat- ghel and others participated in ‘Pady-
ing it as their personal property. “It Rahul Gandhi on the second day of party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, at Agasteeswaram, atra’ along with Rahul Gandhi.
gives me great joy to begin Bharat- Earlier, Rahul Gandhi on
JodoYatra from this beautiful place. in Kanyakumari on Thursday (ANI) Wednesday said that the tricolor
The national flag represents the reli- belongs to every religion, state and
gion and language of every single per- language, but it is under attack today
son living in this country. They (BJP by the BJP and the RSS that are di-
and RSS) think that this flag is their viding India on lines of religion and
personal property,” he added. language. Speaking at the launch of
In what is being seen as a Con- the Bharat Jodo Yatra at a rally on
gress’ “masterstroke” to take on the Wednesday, he said every single insti-
Narendra Modi government in the tution of the country is under attack
upcoming 2024 elections, Congress as he sought the support of the peo-
launched the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ on ple to help keep the country united.
Wednesday in which Rahul Gandhi A 3,500-km march from Kanya-
started the 3,570 km journey lasting kumari to Kashmir will be undertak-
about 150 days from Kanyakumari to en by Rahul Gandhi which will be
Kashmir. completed in 150 days and cover as
As the party begins the nation- many as 12 states.
wide yatra, some pertinent questions After reaching Kerala on Sep-
arise about the lodging and fooding tember 11, the Yatra will traverse
of Rahul Gandhi. However, the party through the state for the next 18 days,
has made it clear that he will not stay reaching Karnataka on September
in any hotel but rather will complete 30. It will be in Karnataka for 21 days
the entire journey in a simple manner. Rahul Gandhi with party MP KC Venugopal meets Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on the before moving north. Meanwhile,
Rahul Gandhi will stay in the con- first day of party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra (ANI) addressing a public meeting, Chhat-
tainer for the next 150 days. Sleeping tisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Ba-
beds, toilets and AC are also installed been prepared and sent to Kanya- Gandhi will eat together and stay ghel said that the believers in British
in some of the containers. During the policies are spreading poison and
journey, the temperature and envi- kumari where a village has been set close,” said the sources. attempting to divide the country. Re-
ronment will differ in many areas. up in which all these containers have The sources further said that Ra- ferring to BJP, he said that only those
The arrangements have been made been placed. The container will be hul Gandhi considers the Bharat Jodo who believe in the British policies are
keeping in view the intense heat and parked in a new place every day in Yatra journey as a way to connect spreading poison in the country. They
humidity with the change of places. the shape of a village for night rest. with the common people. The 148- are destroying the unity and brother-
“About 60 such containers have Full-time Yatris who stay with Rahul day march will culminate in Kashmir. hood of the country.

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